The Glossary of Bodyboarding Terms

 

The sport of bodyboarding has its own lingo. 

The invention of the bodyboard by Tom Morey brought new terms, words, 

expressions and tricks to the world of wave sports.

The bodyboarding glossary of terms used in the waves is useful to all levels of bodyboarders. 

Discover the vocabulary of bodyboarding and learn new words:

Air Forward 360 - a trick in which the bodyboarder launches into the air off the top of a wave and completes a 360-degree spin out of the water.

Air Reverse 360 - a trick in which the bodyboarder launches into the air off the top of a wave and completes a 360-degree spin out of the water, in reverse mode.

Air Reverse 720 - a trick in which the bodyboarder launches into the air off the top of a wave and completes a 720-degree spin out of the water.

Air Roll Spinner (ARS) - a trick that combines the El Rollo with a 360-degree spin.

Backflip - an acrobatic aerial maneuver, in which the bodyboarder hits the lip of a wave and rotates his body backwards up in the air.

Bat Tail - a style of bodyboard tail that combines the clipped crescent tail and the square tail.
Booger - slang for bodyboarder.

Boogie Board - alternative name for a bodyboard.

Bumpers - nose and tail bumpers are applied to the core of the board to help protect delicate areas, repel water and maximize seam strength.

Channels - the contour of the bottom side of ...more